Self-fulfilling Prophecy: How teachers' attributions, expectations, and stereotypes influence the learning opportunities afforded aboriginal students

Canadian Journal of Education

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 303-333

  Riley, Tasha ^a   Ungerleider, Charles ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

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